Michigan Foreign Registration · Wyoming route
A Wyoming LLC and the Michigan certificate of authority
Year one for a Wyoming LLC that obtains a Michigan certificate of authority costs about $135: $50 to LARA, $25 for the first annual statement, and Wyoming's $60 yearly minimum, while the online Wyoming certificate is $0. Most of the work goes to the Michigan agent and the thirty-day clock.
Comparing the states
| Point | Wyoming | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly charge | $60 minimum | $25 statement |
| Home proof | $0 online | Dated within 30 days of receipt |
| Filing | Already formed | $50 on Form 760 |
| Agent | Wyoming agent on file | Michigan agent and process contact added |
Downloading the Wyoming certificate
Wyoming issues its certificate online for $0. Because Michigan counts 30 days back from the day the Division receives the application, download it only once Form 760 is complete and signed, and send both together.
Check Wyoming before downloading
A certificate reports what Wyoming holds on the date it is produced. If the $60 minimum is outstanding, pay it before downloading, so the certificate reads the way Michigan expects.
Wyoming facts on Form 760
Item 3 takes Wyoming as the state of organization along with the date shown on the certificate. Item 4 takes the office Wyoming requires the LLC to keep. Item 7 describes the Michigan business, not the LLC's general purposes.
Michigan needs its own agent
The Wyoming agent has a Wyoming office. Michigan needs a resident agent with a registered office in Michigan, plus a second person to receive copies of process. If your Wyoming agent also meets the Michigan agent rules, tell us.
The year in dollars
$60 to Wyoming, $50 for the certificate and $25 for the first statement total $135. The Wyoming certificate adds $0. Our fee, a speed tier and an outside agent are extra.
The numbers behind year one
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Michigan certificate of authority | $50 |
| Wyoming online certificate | $0 |
| First Michigan annual statement | $25 |
| Wyoming annual minimum | $60 |
| Total | $135 |
Wyoming holding companies and online stores
For a holding company, owning property in Michigan without more is a safe activity, so a Wyoming LLC that only owns a building may not need a certificate at all. For an online store, interstate commerce is safe, but a Michigan warehouse or staff changes the picture. The what-counts page has the cases.
Example: a Wyoming LLC with a Grand Rapids studio
A Wyoming LLC that sells ceramics online rents a studio in Grand Rapids and employs two potters. It confirms Wyoming standing, picks a Grand Rapids service company as agent, names its founder as process contact, signs Form 760 and downloads the Wyoming certificate that same morning. The package goes to the Division with $50.
From Wyoming to a Michigan certificate
Look over Wyoming standing
Its yearly minimum is $60.
Appoint the Michigan agent and process contact
Two different people.
Complete and sign Form 760
Seven items.
Download the Wyoming certificate
The online fee is $0.
File
$50 to the Corporations Division.
When the Wyoming record changes
A change to the Wyoming name, term or Michigan business is reported on Form 762, due within 30 days for $25. A change of Michigan agent is Form 520 for $5. If the Wyoming name is unavailable in Michigan, item 2 takes an assumed name, and further assumed names cost $25 each.
Dates to track
Michigan's statement is due February 15. Write the date down when the certificate of authority issues.
And if the LLC were Delaware?
A Delaware LLC pays Michigan the same amounts and carries a heavier bill at home. The Delaware page adds it up.
An online store with Michigan staff
An online store that ships from a Michigan warehouse and employs packers there is operating from a Michigan base. Interstate commerce is on the safe list, but the warehouse and the staff are more than interstate commerce, so the LLC is outside the safe list. A store with no Michigan property or people is in a different position.
When the LLC has no Michigan office
Form 760 asks for a Michigan registered office and agent, not for an office of the LLC itself. A Wyoming consulting LLC whose members work from their own homes in several states can still name a service company's office as its registered office. Item 7 then describes the consulting work the LLC does for Michigan clients.
Wyoming standing and the thirty days together
Settle the Michigan agent and the process contact first, since the two must be different people, pull the Wyoming certificate last, and send the package the same day.
Wyoming-to-Michigan questions
Will Michigan accept the online Wyoming certificate?
Michigan wants a good standing certificate signed by the home-state records official and no more than 30 days old on receipt.
What does the Wyoming certificate run?
Wyoming prices the online version at $0.
Can my Wyoming agent serve in Michigan?
Only if it also meets the Michigan agent rules.
Our fee and LARA's
Get my Michigan certificate
+ $50 LARA fee
- Form CSCL/CD 760 completed from your answers, in the order the form uses
- Your home-state good standing certificate checked against Michigan's 30-day limit
- A Michigan resident agent and registered office, either ours or the one you name
- The package delivered to the Corporations Division and the certificate returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
Michigan
Get my Michigan certificateLARA's $50 and any expedite fee are itemized separately at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Michigan LARA filing fees, limited liability companies
- Michigan LARA limited liability company filing information
- Michigan Form CSCL/CD 760, application for certificate of authority (foreign LLC)
- Michigan LARA filing fees, foreign profit and nonprofit corporations
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Michigan LARA, annual reports and annual statements
- MCL 450.4207, registered office, resident agent and annual statement
- Michigan Limited Liability Company Act, MCL 450.5008
- MCL 450.4209, changing the registered office or resident agent
- MCL 450.4204, name of a limited liability company
Doing business in Michigan?
Tell us about the LLC and Form 760 is ours to prepare.